Barcelona vs Mallorca Prediction, 5/1/2022 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 4/26/2022

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Game: Barcelona vs Mallorca

Date: Sunday, May 1, 2022

Location: Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Barcelona (-392) Mallorca (+1188)

Dani Rodriguez and Mallorca (8-8-17, 16th in La Liga) are headed to Camp Nou on Sunday where they'll take on Barcelona (18-9-6, 2nd in La Liga). The goalies protecting the net will be Marc-Andre ter Stegen for Barcelona and Sergio Rico for Mallorca. Mallorca are priced at +1188 while the Blaugrana are at -392. The over/under has been set at 2.25.

Barcelona took the field against Rayo Vallecano in their last match and took a loss by a score of 1-0. Barcelona tried 23 dribbles in this game and converted 11 of the tries for a percentage of 47.8%. In sharing the ball, they finished with a 92.7% received passes percentage by completing 572 of the 617 targeted passes in their last match.

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Regarding shot accuracy, Barcelona ended this match at a 21.1% clip by putting 4 shots on target of 19 total shots. Barcelona averages 1.85 goals per 90 min (61 total goals) and have accounted for 47 assists in all competitions this year.

Ousmane Dembele is a guy who should be able to impact this game for Barcelona. Dembele has started 111 games in his pro soccer career and tallies 0.34 goals per 90 minutes. The forward born in France has recorded 37 goals scored in 9,849 professional minutes. He has totaled 41 assists while accumulating 17 yellow cards during his soccer career.

Someone else who should impact this match is Frenkie De Jong, the midfielder representing the Netherlands. Jong has totaled 15,542 minutes during 177 starting assignments and has been handed a total of 18 yellow card warnings. He has assisted on a goal 28 times during his soccer career and he has scored 20 total goals. He averages 0.12 goals per 90 minutes for his career.

The man who is expected to protect the net for Barcelona is Marc-Andre Ter Stegen. Stegen has seen the pitch for 28,788 minutes and has accumulated 930 saves so far in his career. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.0 (315 total goals conceded) and he has a save percentage of 75.5%. The goalkeeper born in Germany has seen 1,230 shots tried at him in 320 starts. Stegen (195-70-55 record during his soccer career) has tallied 122 shutouts, which leaves him with a 38.1% clean sheet rate.

In their last game, Mallorca took home the win by a final score of 2-1 against Alaves. They finished the match by converting 245 out of their 302 pass attempts for a rate of 81.1%. Mallorca finished with a 50.0% successful dribble percentage by completing 5 of the 10 dribbles they tried. Mallorca converted 3 shots attempted out of 5 shots attempted which had them at a 60.0% rate when they last took the field. Having earned a total of 26 goals and 17 assists in all competitions, Mallorca is averaging 0.79 goals and 0.52 assists per 90.

Dani Rodriguez should be someone to watch for Mallorca. The midfielder born in Spain has been on the pitch for 14,835 minutes while scoring 25 goals. He has 42 yellow card cautions in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 17 times. He has an average of 0.15 G/90 and has been a starter in 173 games so far in his career. Make sure to keep an eye out for Abdon Prats, the forward representing Spain. Prats has earned himself a total of 14 yellow card warnings in 5,989 mins played (53 starting assignments). His G/90 average during his career is 0.36. He has 24 goals during his soccer career while helping a teammate on a goal 10 different times.

Sergio Rico will look after the net for Mallorca. During his career, Rico has given up 241 goals and has 505 saves in 162 starting assignments. He has allowed 1.46 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a record of 73-26-62. He has earned a save percentage of 68.8 and his clean sheet rate is 30.2%. Rico has accumulated 49 shutouts while seeing 727 shots against him in 14,880 mins throughout his career.

Who will win tonight's La Liga game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Mallorca (+1188)

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